Stalking… Myself
A while ago I put some random names on my buddy list, to see who would be on. I took ‘em off soon thereafter.
I sacrificed the chance to IM “Lord Byron,” to let him know I enjoy his poetry and his gusto.
But I also threw on “howlingman” — and he exists. And he’s not me. I know because I am.
I wonder if he, months ago, would type in “howlingman.com” and see if anything was there. Y’know, how you type in your AIM name, real name, or what have you. And then one day he typed it in (as you would) and BAM he was here.
I wonder if he enjoys me.
I also wonder, if I send him a message, if I would get it myself. And then my name would be in red AND blue. (Weird to see your IM name in blue, isn’t it?)
I wonder more than I think, but less than I daydream. I should invert that pyramid.
Anyway, if you have the compulsion to put him on your buddylist (there’s no reason to, he’s never away and has got no profile), know that he’s not me.
Or rather, he’s not THIS “howlingman.”
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